"On Your Period? Show It to Everyone" Malaysia's Disgusting 'Period Test' Controversy

"Made to take off underwear in front of female teacher..." "Touched buttocks to check pad wearing"

A controversy has arisen after the school practice of checking female students' menstruation during Ramadan in Malaysia became known. Photo by SNS capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Controversy has arisen in Malaysia over a school practice of checking female students' menstruation during Ramadan.

On the 20th (local time), online media World of Buzz reported on Malaysia's "disgusting practice" that Islamic female students have to endure to prove they do not need to fast during Ramadan.

Ramadan is a fasting period of about a month observed in Islam. During Ramadan, believers do not eat or drink during daylight hours and break their fast after sunset.

The controversy erupted when a Twitter user asked the Minister of Religious Affairs for his opinion on the "practice in certain schools of forcing female students to show their menstrual blood to teachers."

A controversy has arisen after the school practice of checking female students' menstruation during Ramadan in Malaysia became known. Photo by SNS capture.

This news angered Malaysian women and led to related revelations.

Fashion model and social activist Narisa Alia Amin promised to protect identities and asked victims to share their stories. She later revealed experiences of past menstrual pad inspections by other women on her Instagram.

One student confessed, "I attended a boarding school where girls who were menstruating had to line up and take off their underwear in front of female religious teachers to prove they were menstruating."

Another student exposed that teachers touched female students' buttocks to check if they were wearing pads. She said, "I was truly disgusted and decided not to send my children to that school."

Another student wrote, "There was a teacher who inspected menstrual pads even when I was 15 years old," adding, "That was 20 years ago, and it is still happening."

As the controversy spread, Malaysian authorities have belatedly stated their intention to launch an investigation.

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